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http://absolutelyfamished.blogspot.com/2011/05/grossi-florentino-melbourne-revie... ( ) Imagine how exciting it must be for Erin Morgenstern, to have this first book of hers garner the attention of the movie moguls! I read on her website that the rights have been optioned by “Summit Entertainment”, although she’s not certain when or if it will actually get made. I hope so. It seems they would have to employ at least some animation to truly do it justice. How else will they recreate the wonderland of black and white tents, decorations, and costumes? The awe-inspiring feats of real magic disguised as mere trickery? The great fantastical clocks with their myriad moving parts? And I’d love to see the chameleon like transformations of Celia’s gown as she moves between guests, their own costume’s colorful hues seeping into hers as she approaches them. Sure hope Summit Entertainment follows up on this one!
Morgenstern’s wonderful novel is made all the more enchanting by top-notch narration from the incomparable Jim Dale. I am a reader who should have hated this novel; yet I found it enchanting, and affecting, too, in spite of its sentimental ending. Morgenstern's patient, lucid construction of her circus – of its creators and performers and followers – makes for a world of illusion more real than that of many a realist fiction. There is a matter-of-factness about the magicians' magic, a consistency about the parameters of the circus world, that succeeds both in itself and as a comment upon the need for and nature of illusion in general. While the novel's occasional philosophical gestures seem glib ("You are no longer quite certain which side of the fence is the dream"), the book enacts its worldview more satisfyingly than could any summary or statement. Rather than forcing its readers to be prisoners in someone else's imagination, Morgenstern's imaginary circus invites readers to join in an exploration of the possible. Underneath the icy polish of her prose, Morgenstern well understands what makes The Night Circus tick: that Marco and Celia, whether in competition or in love, are part of a wider world they must engage with but also transcend. It’s a world whose mystique and enigma is hard to shake off, and that invites multiple visits. The Night Circus is one of those books. One of those rare, wonderful, transcendent books that, upon finishing, you want to immediately start again. The book itself looks beautiful but creaky plotting and lifeless characters leave The Night Circus less than enchanting Belongs to Publisher SeriesAwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
Waging a fierce competition for which they have trained since childhood, circus magicians Celia and Marco unexpectedly fall in love with each other and share a fantastical romance that manifests in fateful ways. No library descriptions found.
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